Fender Telecoustic

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i just dunno. what did fender do wrong with it ?! i bought it online and when i played it after unpacking it i stuffed it back in right away.

looks cool

4 but only for the looks

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I've been playing for 8 years and own 12 acoustic/electric guitars including names from Fender,Ibanez,Ovation and others.I would not recommend this Fender 2 no1. Not trying to offend any one but it sucks.I totally LOVE Fender but this shouldnt' even be called an "acoustic".I aint' going to lie it sounds good plugged up to an amp, but alone it sounds like a fake kids guitar.

Well actually i have a stratocoustic but i couldt find the stratocoustic category and i didnt feel like starting one i just put my submission ude telecoustic (obviously) but anyways.... I like my stratocoustic, it has a 4eq, im able to plug it in, and i love the body style

its great. as sum other person sed also, im actually more of an electric guitar person but i got an acoustic for the following reasons:
1. i dont like plugging in my axe every time i want to play
2.acoustics have a nice sound that works better in some riffs in some songs better than electric

i was going to get an ovation but i played it, thought it was ok but then my friend started playing a telecousic so i picked up a stratocoustic and started playing the strat. i fell in love with it right away, i didnt even care for the ovation anymore. It chords better than any acoustic that costs under $430 and i just love it. its the easiest acoustic i ever played (ive played fenders, gibsons, martins, and ovations)

looks just like my stratocaster so now my acoustic and electric look EXACTLY the same. it has a fiber glass back too. the only thing i dont like is the color, white or black??? come on fender, lets e creative like ovation is. i want to see blue, sunbist, red, green, something besides black or white

i dont trust acoustics, they seem fragile so i take REALLY good care of it

i like it, i support it

i love it, i play it all the time, and its fun and easy to play. it sounds great too. if it were lost, broken, 0r stolen, i would get another one

This is a '99 model, I believe. *New* guitar, first time ever made by Fender, or with this shape and idea, first time for anyone. 21 frets, laminated top(i guess, don't really know what that is), the back is like fiber glass or something, it's really weird, and it's naturally rough so it sticks to the fibers on your shirt. It has a 5-band EQ, volume, treble, bass, mid and contour(not sure what it contours though, i just level it out in the middle). It's an active pickup, and it goes through 9v batterys very fast, maybe ten hours of playing on each battery and it's done. It's a rosewood fretboard but a maple neck. Four bolts. Satin finish I guess, I got it in the only color that the Tri-State music had in stock, Candy Apple Red. It looks cool! It's obviously a Tele style body, kinda like a thinline. The bridge is just like the bridge on an Ovation or Applause. Gotoh tuners, vintage style! Jumbo frets on a normal, Standard Tele size neck. It had absolutely NO accessories. Not even a case, or gig bag for that matter. Luckily I had an extra thin gig bag at home, no padding, just minimal protection, I had to tote it in that for a few months till I saved up $110!!(rip off) so I could buy a Carvin hard case that fit a similar acoustic guitar that is made by Carvin. It fits nice in snug in the new Carvin case!

I bought this guitar so I could use my God-given talent to glorify the Lord, by playing with my church's Worship Teem. Our style is an alternative/rock. I basically play rythem, with the occasional lead of a little solo or a rif. I don't use an amp, that's why I had to buy an acoustic/electric(were not aloud to use amps in our sanctuary..guitar amps at least, bass has a nice 300watt amp..), however, I plug into the system and have high, mid, low, and gain controls on the PA we use so I can shape my tone through that. It suits my music style okay. I don't like the hollow empty sound that I get through the narrow sound hole. And after going from factory 12 gauge strings to electric D'addario 10 gauge strings I still can't get that nice brassy high-end sound I want. So, that's why it gets 6(and not 8 or 9) on my rating. It's not noisy at all, which is what I like the most. However, it's doesn't have a very strong, full tone. Somewhat bright, but not very nice bright, kinda dirty low bright... Another reason why it get's a 6. When muteing power chords it doesn't have a very strong bass tone. It just sounds, blah.

The factory set up wasn't the best, the action was about a million miles above the fret board. After re-stringing it brought down the action just a little. The bridge scares me on this, it seems to be rising off the bottom of the guitar, it doesn't look good. It has held so far but I'm afraid I may need to have a pro take a look at it. The guitar contained only minmal flaws, and might have come by being the show room guitar at the music store. It has a gouge on the back of the headstock. It's big. And some paint was shipped off the back of it. That's it. The wood seems good, the pickup is quite and won't need any work.

Besides playing every Sunday for usually two differant services since I bought this(back in June), I've played an outdoor concert. It was in about August and I expected it to go out of tune, but no. It stayed in tune for about the 45 minutes that I played guitar in mid 80 degree weather. The strap buttons seem safe, and since I don't jump around too much they should last. Oh, I forgot to mention you plug in through the bottom strap button, which is cool! I can usually depend on this guitar, strings stay in alright, you can only make it through one worship service before it needs retuned, and that's without doing any bends.... At the open air concert I played at I did bring a backup. But that's only because there was one other guitar player besides me and the chances of one of us popping a string was high.

I've never dealt with Fender. Plus they don't have a phone number on their webpage. I think I have a life time warranty with the dealer I bought this from. I think it's pretty sad however that Fender didn't make a case that fits this guitar, and so I had to go and by a CARVIN case that fit it.

I've been playing guitar a year and a half, and I had never owned my own acoustic/electric before this summer when I bought the Telacoustic. I do have an Applause roundback, acoustic/electric that is my dad's, it's gotta be 20 years old though and it has a steal neck which is very uncomfortable. Plus I can't get it refretted since it's steal and the frets are almost all worn down to nothing. Besides this guitar I own a Fender Standard Strat and a Rogue 200XL bass. I have a Marshall JCM800 which is what I played it through when I was at the outdoor concert. I also have a Fender Frontman and a Traynor 6x10 cab, along with various effects. My only wish would be that this guitar had come with, or had a name brand case for it. If this guitar were stolen I'd just say oh well, I guess they needed it more then me. And then I'd go buy an Ovation which was my first plan till I was side tracked by this Fender. I have no idea how anyone could LOOSE a guitar, but I guess if that happened oh well it was probably my fault, I'll go buy an Ovation. I don't really LOVE anything about this guitar, in fact our drummer can tell you I often comlpain that the neck is too thin and makes my hands hurt. I do like the features of tone controls, and the strap button plug on the bottom. I guess I can live with this guitar, but I don't LOVE it. I don't like the laminated or whatever back which sticks to me, literally. Or the fact that the wait is all in the neck so if you let for of the neck it slides down and nails the ground.(not cool) I did compare it to an Epiphone something or other acoustic/electric which I didn't like because of extremely cheap tuners. And no flexibility. Overall, this is a nice guitar, but not the best. I played the Stratacoustic too, it is exactly the same, except the shape(obviously) and the neck is fatter on the palm side of it which is much nicer.

God bless! And happy jammin'!

This is a brand new Fender model, made in China. I bought the Inca (that's Metal Flake for the rest of us) Silver model because the candy apple is out of stock, apparently for its popularity. The Silver is very nice, however. There's a sister instrument that is strat-shaped (the Stratacoustic) and comes in black or white.
The guitar is definitely a Fender, which means it has a nice playable bolt-on neck, with a skunk stripe and truss rod. The maple seems uncoated; very nice feeling, but I wonder how dirty it will get, or if it will soak humidity. The body is plastic, very much like an Ovation in texture and feel, although more traditional in shape - like a slightly fat (albeit much lighter) electric Tele. The body does not fit into a Tele case, not because it's thicker, but because it's slightly wider! That's not noticeable by eye, but I can't use my current hard case that I use for my G&L ASAT. I'll have to get a soft case for this one. The finish on the top is OK for a $300 guitar. It has an diagonal oval hole, which may seem odd at first but fits the Tele look; the hole has a cheap decal ornamental ring, not made to be looked at too closely. Frets are smooth.
The nut is a bit rough and sharp. As for the bridge, I had forgotten what a pain string-pins are, but the guitar is well intonated (I checked with a tuner, and it's real close) with a compensated bridge, so it's a minor complaint.
The cord goes through the strap lock. I find the hole a bit tight on mine, and I have to pull rather hard to get the cord out.
You get a little plastic bag with an extra bridge bone, a shim, an Allen wrench, a battery, an extra pin and a cord (which is real cheap looking. I threw it out).
For $300, it's a nice functional intrument, with a nice flair.

I like it. I've always been an electric guitar type and have had little use for the fancy acoustic ones. It's just a matter of taste. I thought I'd give this one a try because it is partly electric and because the body is familiar. I feel uncomfortable with a big box in my hands.
The sound is controlled by a built-in 'Fender' pre-amp with volume and a 4-band EQ. There's a on/off push button and a red light signal. I find the EQ very flexible. I have not compared it with high level acoustic/electrics, but I find the amplified sound quite pleasant for the jazzy stuff I try to do.
It is quite loud when amplified. Feedback is minimal, although it can do so if you stand right in front of your amp at loud levels.
The acoustic sound is also acceptable to my ears and make it fun to practice without an amp. Just don't expect a booming acoustic bass response.
Again, Fender generally makes intruments that are functional and worth your money.
I read on the net that some pros are already using it in performances, for what that's worth (but then, Charlie Parker played one of his greatest concert, at Massey Hall, on a plastic sax! Some of those guys can make anything sound good.)

I addressed that one above. You can play it out of the box. Strings are bronze acoustics, size 10 or 11, but I soon put on chrome flats 11s. Not as much effect on sound as I thought it would have, except that finger noise is gone. Ahhhh. One reason I don't play acoustics is that grinding noise on the strings. If you play acoustic, please stick to the first position or grease your fingers. You'd be surprised the number of non-players that object to that noise. Yech!
The action is low, and electric guitar in feel.

Bolt-on neck and plastic body - I don't think much can go wrong. Bring an extra 9v battery. It is an acoustic, so I don't think it can take the banging of a slab electric, but it can take a lot more than your precious Martin.

Never dealt with them.

I recommend it. It's cheap, plays well, has a nice sound, looks snappy and has a Fender logo. A good value. If stolen, I'd get another. One nice thing is that you don't have to worry too much about replacement costs - it's cheap.
I anticipate and hope that Fender will eventually come up with a US-built high grade version. I look forward to it.